Island Creek
Island Creek is a stream in Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Island Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Pocomo, as well as near Polpis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Abnecotants Island and Nantucket Life-Saving Museum.
Abnecotants Island
Island
Abnecotants Island is a very small island in the middle of Squam Swamp in northeastern portion of the island of Nantucket in Massachusetts.
Nantucket Life-Saving Museum
Museum
The Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum of Nantucket, Massachusetts is a small, seasonal, non-profit museum dedicated to the history of shipwrecks off the Nantucket coast and in Nantucket Sound. Nantucket Life-Saving Museum is situated 1½ miles southwest of Island Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polpis and Shawkemo.
Polpis
Hamlet
Polpis is a village in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Its elevation is 7 feet. The different spellings of its name led the Board on Geographic Names to designate its official spelling in 1900. The community lies 3.5 miles northwest of Siasconset.
Shawkemo
Hamlet
Shawkemo is a village in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Its elevation is 16 feet. The name Shawkemo is an Indian word meaning "middle field of land". Shawkemo lies 4 miles west-northwest of Siasconset. Shawkemo is situated 2 miles southwest of Island Creek.
Wauwinet
Hamlet
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Wauwinet is a village in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Its elevation is 3 feet. Named for an old local Indian chief, it lies on the northeastern coast of Nantucket Island, 4.7 miles north-northwest of Siasconset. Wauwinet is situated 2 miles northeast of Island Creek.
Island Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.30734° or 41° 18′ 26″ northLongitude
-70.02418° or 70° 1′ 27″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87HF8X4G+W8GeoNames ID
4940669
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